Navigating Project Management Certification Pathways with PMINZ

1. PMINZ Presentation

2. Agenda • PMI and PMINZ • The PMBOK Guide • Membership benefits • Certificate Associate in Project Management (CaPM) • Project Management Professional (PMP) • Programme Management Professional (PgMP) • Exam costs • Post PMP • What next?

3. PMI and PMINZ • PMI –Nearly 250,000 members • 150 countries, 247 Chapters, 30 SIGs, 2 Colleges • PMINZ Chapter • 1,565 members • 2 PgMP, 702 PMP and 64 CaPM • Branches – Auckland, Central & South Island • Sub branches – Hamilton, Hawkes Bay, Nelson & Dunedin • Annual conference, Seminars and Study Groups. • www.pmi.org.nz

4. The PMBOK Guide • Project Management Book of Knowledge guide is an excellent reference book • It describes in detail 44 different Project Management processes • PMBoK CD comes with your PMI membership registration • Primary resource used for the CaPM and PMP examinations

5. Member Benefits • Monthly branch meetings • Annual PMINZ Conference & branch seminars • Opportunities to earn PDUs • Volunteer work • Advocate for Project Management in NZ • Receive job opportunities through email • Receive local info via monthly e-news • PMINZ website www.pmi.org.nz • Discount to PMINZ events

6. The Certified Associate in Project Management (CaPM) • Ideal for people who do not meet the experience requirements for PMP • Or, for people whom project management is a part time job • Ideal step towards PMP • Requirements • Equivalent of a High School diploma plus 1,500 hours of project management experience • Or, 23 hours of project management training • Pass a 3 hour, 150 question multi-choice exam • Tested solely on information held in the PMBOK Guide

7. The Project Management Professional (PMP) • The most accepted PM certification in NZ • Requirements • Category one • A degree • 4,500 hours of PM experience. (3 years) • 35 hours of project management education • Category two • High School Diploma • 7,500 hours of PM experience. (5 years) • 35 hours of project management education • Exam • 4 hours, 200 Question multi-choice • Tested on the PMBOK guide plus PM knowledge

8. Programme Management Professional (PgMP) • Specific eligibility is as follows: • Bachelor’s degree, the global equivalent or higher degreewithin the last 15 years: • Four years (6,000 hours) of project mgmt work, AND • Four years (6,000 hours) of program mgmt work experience. • High School diploma, Associate’s degree or the global equivalent within the last 15 years: • Four years (6,000 hours) of project mgmt work, AND • Seven years (10,500 hours) of program mgmt work experience. • Competence established with a sequence of assessments • Initial assessment of competence, exam and Interview panel

9. CaPM and PMP Exams Costs • CaPM Examination Cost • Initial Certification Fee — member $US225 • Initial Certification Fee — non-member $US300 • PMP Examination Cost • Computer Based Testing — member $US405 • Computer Based Testing — non-member $US555 • Paper Based Testing – member $US250 • Paper Based Testing – non-member $US400

10. Post PMP • PMP valid for a period of three years. • Each 3 year cycle, must obtain 60 Professional Development Units (PDUs). • These can be obtained by: • Attending monthly PMINZ meetings • Being a practicing PM • Attending PM conferences/seminars • Volunteer service (Branch committee/National Board) • Reading PMI material

11. What next? • Register as a PMI member $US149, plus $US10 application fee • Read the PMBoK guide • Join a Study Group. PMINZ members only and it is a facilitated self study. • Enrol on line for CaPM or PMP • Submit Resume to PMI to validate requirements • Sit the Paper Exam in Wellington and Christchurch or electronically (Prometric) in Auckland. • Attend the monthly PMINZ Central Branch meetings - every third Monday at 5.30pm. [Gary Billingham PMP]

12. Questions?